Understanding genetic cancer risk might not help smokers kick the habit
... have the enzyme, we aren't saying that person can smoke all they want and never get cancer. We wanted to make sure in our counseling that these points were emphasized." The participants in the study averaged smoking 15 cigarettes per day, and 59 percent reported attempting to quit in the last year. Sixty-...Children with asthma plagued by smokers and pets
...they take these differences into account." Tobacco smoke and pet dander are two of the most common contributors to more severe asthma symptoms. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has recommended that the first step in controlling asthma is reduction of exposure to irritants, such as tobacco smoke,...Teens more anxious than assumed
...sations and recreational activities and to eat and smoke more. To conduct their research, Whalen and her te...teenagers may be less used to anxiety, so they may smoke to ease the discomfort of anxious feelings," Whalen suggested. "Or smoking may actually raise anxiet...Infant mortality rate drops, children more likely to have working parent, be read to
...y than they were in previous years, less likely to smoke in 8th or 10th grade, and less likely to give birth during adolescence, according to the 6th annual report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002. The report also noted improvements in some of the economic security indicat...American Heart Association updates heart attack, stroke prevention guidelines
...t heart attack and stroke: No exposure to tobacco smoke Blood pressure maintained below 140/90 mm Hg; below 130/85 mm Hg for people with kidney damage or heart failure; or below 130/80 mm Hg for people with diabetes An overall healthy eating pattern Cholesterol lowered to appropriate level based on indivi...National Jewish receives major grant to study air pollution and asthma
...s result from combustible sources, such as tobacco smoke and automobile exhaust. When inhaled, they can be deposited in the small airways of the lung. The researchers will also determine if environmental interventions that decrease PM2.5 exposure, such as air purifiers and HEPA-filter vacuuming, result in ...Research shows that male smokers who want a long life should get married
... at the University of Warwick reveals that men who smoke but who want a long life should marry without delay as marriage reduces the risk of death by even more than the act of smoking increases the risk of dying. University of Warwick researchers Professor Andrew Oswald and Dr Jonathan Gardner examined the...When moms smoke, certain kids are more vulnerable
...tic variant who were exposed to maternal cigarette smoke in the womb were significantly more likely to have...ious research has shown that environmental tobacco smoke impairs lung growth and development in children, and recent reports have suggested exposure in the w...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for August (second issue)
...M1 genotype, the investigators found that in utero smoke exposure was associated withincreased prevalence of early onset asthma, asthma without current symptoms, persistent asthma, lifetime history of wheezing, wheezing with exercise, wheezing requiring medication,and emergency rooms visits for the problem...UCI researchers leading the effort to understand the causes and effects of air pollution
...estern United States is easy to see -- thick, dark smoke filling the skies. But downwind, gaseous emissions from fires create a pollutant invisible to the eye, but no less dangerous - ozone. Atmospheric chemist Donald Blake, who studies the impact of biomass burning on the atmosphere, says that when sunlig...Whole grains reduce long-term risk of type 2 diabetes in men
...tive, to consume less fat, and were less likely to smoke or have hypertension. Between 1986 and 1998, 1197 cases of type 2 diabetes were diagnosed in the group. In comparison to those in the bottom quintile of whole grain intake, those in the top quintile had a 42% decreased risk for type 2 diabetes. O...UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center researchers study ways to prevent tobacco-related bladder cancer
...g cancer. The other study involves individuals who smoke and are at high risk of developing lung cancer. "This is an important effort for UCLA, examining ways to prevent these two smoking-related cancers," Figlin said. "Together, these cancers strike more than 225,000 Americans every year, taking more than...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September--first issue
...tial number of those involved who had continued to smoke showed levels of lung function believedto represent either moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The investigators retested the lung function levels, using spirometry, of 4,517 enrollees (77.4 percent) out of the original ...Brain chemicals can thwart desire to smoke cigarettes
...given the dopamine-mimicking drug, their desire to smoke dropped, but when the same smokers were given the ...rug over a five-hour period caused the subjects to smoke fewer cigarettes and take fewer puffs and have a shorter total puffing time compared with their smok...Peer pressure matters in young adults smoking decisions
...y asked the participants about their intentions to smoke in the future, ability to resist social pressures to smoke and beliefs about the harmful effects of smoking. Questions included: "Do you believe smoking relaxe...Smokers infections increase risk of early atherosclerosis
... considered how smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke influences the development of arterial plaques, an... disease. Researchers hypothesize that secondhand smoke renders individuals susceptible to respiratory infection and that infection increases the risk of ar...Depression and exposure to other smokers linked to alternative tobacco product use among teens
...iladelphia, PA) Exposure to family and friends who smoke and elevated levels of depression significantly affect the likelihood of alternate tobacco product use among adolescents, a study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Georgetown University indicates. The study, t...OTC sales of smoking cessation aids up, effectiveness down
... NRT users are considered light smokers those who smoke fewer than 15 cigarettes a day a group for whom these products are known to be ineffective. "Since becoming available without prescription in mid-1996, these products have been heavily promoted to the public," said the report's co-author John P. Pie...Fogarty International Center announces first awards for international tobacco and health program
... reduce women and children's environmental tobacco smoke exposure at home; a survey on determinants of youth smoking in Brazil; and a study of smoking-attributable deaths and diseases and the associated costs of smoking-related diseases in Mexico. Dr. Kenneth Ward and colleagues at the University of Memphi...Home injury found to be a major cause of deaths, largest study of its kind finds
...ts. Good news is that almost all families now have smoke alarms at home, Runyan said. Problems areas include inadequate railings and banisters, and unsafe storage of medications and other poisons. Also, few people know if their hot water heaters are set too high, and fewer than half of the one third of U.S...